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The Contemporary Confucian-Christian Encounter: Interreligious or Intrareligious Dialogue [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
The discipline of comparative religions has paid little attention to perhaps the most important religious phenomenon of the late twentieth century: interreligious dialogue. Available scholarship on this topic is largely written by and for participants in
Jochim, Christian
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NeuroTwister: Gamified learning to teach cross‐sectional neuroanatomy to medical students

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Neuroscience is a required course in many health professions curricula, but with it often comes neurophobia, the fear or difficulty that students experience when attempting to learn neuroscience. Traditional teaching methods in neuroanatomy may contribute to cognitive overload and stress, reinforcing the notion that neuroanatomy is ...
Cameron B. Jeter   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of Audiovisual, Mental, and Locomotor Disabilities among the Followers of Different Religions in India

open access: yesAsian Journal of Social Health and Behavior
Introduction: Physical and mental disabilities are common among the elderly which affects their quality of life. This study aims to investigate the associations of disabilities with religion and gender in cohorts of India.
Amna Khalid   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Book Review of Indian Religions: Renaissance and Renewal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The eighteen articles in this volume grew from papers delivered at the 2006 Spalding Symposium on Indian Religions. The Symposium featured both newer and more advanced scholars who presented papers on a variety of topics and traditions of India (but ...
Bauman, Chad M
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Anatomists' experience and perspectives on the international transfer of human remains for the purpose of education

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract Anecdotally, educational institutions without access to human remains may choose to import these from other countries; however, there is currently no published information illuminating the existence of this trade. This study therefore aimed to document the nature of international transfer of human remains for education, and explore anatomists'
Jackie Hazelhurst   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religions and Low Fertility Today

open access: yesStanovništvo, 2019
Our understanding of whether, to what extent, and under which conditions religions nowadays influence birth levels depends on research. It is important to seek answers to two fundamental questions. The first question is about the role of religiosity and
Mirjana Rašević
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Developing a critical caste analysis within information science and technology: A research review: An annual review of information science and technology paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Caste—an ascriptive social hierarchy in South Asia and its diaspora—is a globalized phenomenon. Recent caste‐based discrimination, particularly in technology companies and anti‐caste efforts to address it, has compelled academia, policy, and the technology industry to better understand contemporary mechanics of caste.
Nayana Kirasur, Britt Paris
wiley   +1 more source

The Growth of the Christian Church (Chapter 2 of Expressions of Faith )

open access: yes, 2004
Aimed at 7th-graders in Canada, this textbook uses stories to educate about the world\u27s major religions.
Antayá-Moore, Dana   +2 more
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Opposing consensus science through scholarly practices: The role of claims maintenance

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how three US‐based communities who oppose consensus science produce and disseminate scholarly‐like artifacts: pro‐life activists, Young Earth Creationists, and Anthropogenic Climate Crisis skeptics. Prior research shows that industry‐ or church‐backed advocacy campaigns often generate claims supported by these communities ...
Irene V. Pasquetto   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Religion, Religiosity and Educational Attainment of Immigrants to the USA [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper quantifies the association between religions, religiosity and educational attainment of new lawful immigrants to the U.S. This paper considers a broad set of religions that includes most of the major religions of the world. Using data from the
Sankar Mukhopadhyay
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